AFNOG 2001 Workshop

Scalable Network Infrastructure

Simplified Course Outline

This is part of the AFNOG 2001 Workshop, held in conjunction with the AFNOG meeting in Accra, Ghana, in May 2001.

A more detailed course outline is also available.

COURSE OUTLINE

• Introduction and logistics
• IP and networking basics
• Cisco router configuration basics
• Static routing exercise using Unix and Cisco equipment
• Why an IGP?
• OSPF Introduction
• OSPF exercise
• Resilient network design concepts
• Resilient network exercise
• Why BGP?
• BGP Introduction
• BGP Practical
• BGP Policy
• Internet exchange points
• Exchange points exercise
• BGP Troubleshooting
• BGP Scaling
• NOC services and applications
• IP address distribution
• Routing registries